From: Comparisons of foot anthropometry and plantar arch indices between German and Brazilian children
n | % of boys | Height (cm) | Body mass (kg) | Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | Median (German Normative Data)** | |||||||
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Age groups | Brazil | Germany | Brazil | Germany | Brazil | Germany | Brazil | Germany | Brazil | Germany | Boys | Girls |
3 | 32 | 94 | 37.5 | 46.8 | 96.1 (3.6) | 99.0 (4.0)* | 15.1 (1.8) | 15.6 (1.6) | 16.5 (1.4) | 15.9 (1.3) | 15.6 | 16.6 |
4 | 73 | 92 | 45.2 | 46.8 | 105.0 (4.5) | 106.8 (4.3)* | 18.0 (3.0) | 18.0 (2.0) | 16.3 (2.2) | 15.8 (1.3) | 15.5 | 16.4 |
5 | 62 | 92 | 33.9 | 47.7 | 111.4 (5.3) | 114.2 (4.9)* | 19.7 (2.7) | 20.5 (2.4) * | 15.8 (1.8) | 15.7 (1.4) | 15.4 | 16.5 |
6 | 74 | 88 | 48.6 | 50.0 | 115.5 (5.4) | 121.0 (5.2)* | 21.7 (3.1) | 23.4 (2.7)* | 16.2 (1.9) | 15.9 (1.3) | 15.5 | 16.6 |
7 and 8 | 32 | 85 | 43.7 | 46.7 | 125.5 (6.3) | 129.5 (6.3)* | 25.3 (3.9) | 26.8 (3.4)* | 16.1 (1.8) | 16.0 (1.5) | 15.8 | 17.2 |
9 | 83 | 54 | 54.2 | 47.3 | 136.0 (6.7) | 138.8 (6.7)* | 31.9 (5.5) | 32.2 (4.4) | 17.2 (2.2) | 16.7 (1.9) | 16.4 | 18.1 |
10 | 35 | 51 | 62.9 | 45.8 | 141.3 (8.0) | 145.6 (6.7)* | 36.7 (9.5) | 36.6 (5.2) | 18.2 (3.6) | 17.2 (2.1) | 16.9 | 18.7 |